BENTON, Mo. -- Henry Bernard Heuring Jr., 79, of Benton died Monday, Jan. 11, 2016, at his home.

He was born Sept. 16, 1936, in Ancell to Henry Clarence and Bertha Alma Peetz Heuring. He married LaVerne Cecilia Ziegler on June 17, 1961, and they were blessed with 54 1/2 years of marriage.

Henry worked for Superior Electric and then for the Cotton Belt Railroad and Union Pacific Railroad out of Illmo for 30 years before retiring in 1997. He was a member of St. Denis Catholic Church in Benton, the United Trainmen Union and National Guard Reserves.

In younger years he loved woodworking, ceramics and playing cards. He also loved the special trips for more than 30 years to Sanibel Island. Most of all he loved his wife, kids and grandchildren.

He is survived by his wife, LaVerne; two sons, Danny "Houley" Heuring of Benton and Doug (Kyna) Heuring of Kelso, Missouri; a daughter, Beverly (Gary) Brucker of New Hamburg, Missouri; two brothers, Larry (Pam) Heuring and Jerry (Elaine) Heuring, both of Scott City; a sister, Lavada (Bill) Schlegel of Kelso; four grandchildren, Todd (Elizabeth) Brucker of Benton, Derek (Kalli) Brucker of Jackson, Kristi Brucker of New Hamburg and Nicklaus Heuring of Kelso; and two great-grandchildren, Sam and Grace Brucker of Benton.

He was preceded in death by a great-grandson, Michael Gerard Brucker.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Amick-Burnett Chapel in Benton. Parish prayers will be at 6 p.m.

Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Denis Catholic Church, with the Rev. Normand Varone as celebrant. Burial will be in St. Denis Catholic Cemetery in Benton.

Family requests memorials be sent to the Huntington's Disease Foundation, P.O. Box 912, Salado, TX 76571, or Southeast Hospice.

Online condolences may be shared at www.amick-burnettfuneralchapels.com.